Published June 20. 2023 11:36AM
by Dana Grubb Special to the Bethlehem Press
The Bethlehem Rose Garden farmers market opened on June 3 for the 2023 season. The market will run each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 14. Organizer Mary Toulouse was pleased with opening day. “It’s more than buying healthy food,” she said, “it’s people coming here because it connects the community.”
Food vendors, food trucks, informational stands and musicians were spread under the tree canopy at the south end of the park while volunteers maintained the nearby rose garden beds. Visit the Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market Facebook page for weekly updates on vendors, activities and entertainment.
Bethlehem resident Ben Richter dances with his son, Everett, to a song by the Emmaus Public Singing Society.
Bethlehem Food Co-op general manager Eric Shamis answered questions at the co-op's information stand.
PRESS PHOTOS BY DANA GRUBB Music from the Emmaus Public Singing Society filled the air on opening day.
Bethlehem residents Cheryl Dugan and Maryanne Madeira chat with Mary Jane Frick, owner of Coopersburg based Frick Family Farms, at the Frick produce stand.
Volunteers Emily Miller and Jen Wescoe are busy maintaining the garden beds at the Rose Garden on June 3.
